If you were having trouble with cycles and screaming party leaders, its highly unlikely that you are good enough at support / enfeebling to move to the front line and still perform as well. I don't really see why her being a newly leveled red mage should change that for everyone else.
Are you suggesting that red mages need melee boosts more than improved enfeebles buffs etc. because you partied with mean people that yelled at you to "haste moar!" when you were doing just fine? or are you saying that they yelled at you because your actually not good at buffing / enfeebling so you want to melee instead?
In a perfect world how exactly would a %5~ DA rate get you into more parties or make events go smoother? Are you suggesting that groups would invite you to melee, and then get another red to haste / cure / enfeeble / refresh everyone etc.?